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John Bird: Forget noble, our low-paid just need decent wages
John Bird

John Bird: Forget noble, our low-paid just need decent wages

Paul McNamee: Dial down your BBC griping
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Dial down your BBC griping

Fergal Keane’s PTSD announcement was "the most courageous thing he ever did"
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Martin Geissler

Fergal Keane’s PTSD announcement was "the most courageous thing he ever did"

Paul McNamee: When real life meets soundbites
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: When real life meets soundbites

John Bird: We're out. So now to think of the future
John Bird

John Bird: We're out. So now to think of the future

"Mostly, I feel tired": A Brit abroad's perspective on Brexit Day in Berlin
Berlin
Dionne Kennedy

"Mostly, I feel tired": A Brit abroad's perspective on Brexit Day in Berlin

Paul McNamee: There are heroes among us
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: There are heroes among us

John Bird: Don’t look up, it’s bad for business
John Bird

John Bird: Don’t look up, it’s bad for business

Paul McNamee: Challenge empty bluster
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Challenge empty bluster

John Bird: The real story is how we plan for the future
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John Bird

John Bird: The real story is how we plan for the future

Paul McNamee: Old foes show a new path
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Old foes show a new path

John Bird: Vital, scruffy, conscious… how do you like your capitalism?
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John Bird

John Bird: Vital, scruffy, conscious… how do you like your capitalism?

Does the European project belong in a museum?
Steven MacKenzie

Does the European project belong in a museum?

Paul McNamee: Real change is right here
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton shared her homelessness story in 2019
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Real change is right here

Why the North turned away from Labour to the Tories in the general election
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Heather Parry

Why the North turned away from Labour to the Tories in the general election

John Bird: It’s simple. Act today for tomorrow
Future Generations Bill
John Bird

John Bird: It’s simple. Act today for tomorrow

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Paul McNamee: Open up to the other view
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Open up to the other view

How the Archbishop of Canterbury's comments in The Big Issue caused a furore
The Big Issue

How the Archbishop of Canterbury's comments in The Big Issue caused a furore

Paul McNamee: With you on our side we’ll change things
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Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: With you on our side we’ll change things

John Bird: My mind’s clear. Next year we will fight on
John Bird

John Bird: My mind’s clear. Next year we will fight on

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